A Terrible Beauty - Easter 1916

"But where can we draw water,"
Said Pearse to Connolly,
"When all the wells are parched away?
O plain as plain can be
There's nothing but our own red blood
Can make a right Rose Tree."

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[mcgzer]

@VeritasEngine Few spelling mistakes from my comment before, but I am studying history. The reason that not as much people supported it in the capital is because they were all very poor,and they thought if they supported what they thought was a "failed" rising that they would be punished.But the people had enough of people being executed by the British and supported, and rightly so.All throughout the history of our land we were supposed to be, it was only a matter of time.Soon the north aswell.

[mcgzer]

@VeritasEngine They were not booed. Ireland was in crisis at them time, people throughout the country supported them, but some of the in Dublin thought it would be a "small" rebellion, that nothing would happen, already poor they thought that would be punished by the British if they supported it, but about 4,500 people showed up that day, and when innocent people were killed in the streets people supported them. And when they were executed, they had enough of the Brits executing our people.

[CharlesDilkes]

@VeritasEngine Two points / clarifications really:

a) Pretty much all Catholics were Nationalists.

However, most people conflate Republicanism with Nationalism - they were distinct. The Nationalists wanted devolved power (Home Rule), the Republicans wanted secession / independence. Only a minority were Republicans, most were Nationalist. The men behind 1916 were members of the Republican Brotherhood, as such their actions didn't have too much support at the time.

[mcgzer]

@VeritasEngine It actually was supported, until violence led onto the street. Then people wanted to stop. But it was the fact that they executed the leaders each day that rose anger. And I am so proud of the people that fought for freedom of my country, and any Irishman should.

[VeritasEngine]

Also, interestingly.. the rebels who led the rebellion were booed and jeered at as they were taken through the streets of Dublin. Most Irish didn't support these rather hapless nationalists and their 'casual comedy' of an urpising. Ireland WAS NOT all behind them at all. But then, the British soldiers executed the leaders and that changed everything. 'All changed. Changed utterly. A terrible beauty is born'.

[VeritasEngine]

Ireland would be united if it wasn't for religion. Religion is to blame, plain and simple, and what a complete non-surprise that is. The great divider of people and societies. Fuel for the ignorant. Religion? Shit it!

[VeritasEngine]

All that fighting just to end up giving up the powers they fought for and handing them to the European Union. Shame for Ireland. They struggled and forged their own national identity, I understand why they wanted out of the union- because it wasn't mutual, it was a capitulation rather than a union. Still, after all that they devolve it all to the EU. Foolish politicians believed in the 'Celtic tiger' myth and bankrupted the country. Now they're on their arse again and without sovereignty.Lame.

[CharlesDilkes]

@FunnyLittleChap Success! I've found a fuckin' cunt.

[FunnyLittleChap]

@CharlesDilkes Success! - public theist meltdown is complete, didn't take long I have to say. Thanks for playing/being destroyed so convincingly.!

[CharlesDilkes]

@FunnyLittleChap Go suck your dads dick you cunt.